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The 50-year-old shared a bikini selfie on her Instagram, proud that at 50 she felt comfortable to do so.

But not long after she came under siege from a barrage of body shamers telling her she was too skinny, and berating her for having a visible collar bone.

In the original post, Davina defiantly told her followers she gave ‘no apologies’ for proudly sharing her pic, after working hard to achieve her abs, while giving advice on how others can achieve the same.

In a bit to boost her followers’ body confidence, she wrote: ‘Hi. It is the beginning of the summer . And this is a ? selfie. And it probably won’t be the last . No apologies. Because I cannot quite believe I am posting pictures of myself in bikinis still. I get asked all the time how many times I work out a week. 3 times minimum … 4 ideally.. 45 mins to an hour .

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‘Can’t run at the mo so I do a mixture strength and cardio … i have so much to be grateful for… my kids are number one but right behind them at no 2 is how my fitness journey has made me feel.’

She added: ‘If I’m groggy, sluggish, negative it always sorts me out … if you are starting … start slow.. set small goals.. achievable goals.. you will get to where you want to be. I did. And if I did. ( after years of yo-yo dieting and binge exercise) You can. #ownyourgoals #fitness #motivation.’

But she was left gobsmacked that instead of her post getting the thumbs up, she became the target of haters instead, with commenters branding her ‘too skinny’.

It prompted the mum-of-three to share another snap, this time a side by side bikini shot of her showing her abs in one image, and not in the other.

With it she posted a caption that slammed the ‘hooha’ the first post had created, and insisted she was ‘happy and healthy.’

Captioning the response, she wrote: ‘Jesus! Talk about hooha!!! Two pics… same day I chose one on the right coz I liked my 6 pack but just so you can all calm down here is one without. Look at my insta … happy and healthy.’

Jesus! Talk about hooha!!! Two pics… same day I chose one on the right coz I liked my 6 pack but just so you can all calm down here is one without. Look at my insta … happy and healthy pic.twitter.com/MgcbW8KKUz

Her second post garnered much more support, with one fan writing: ‘You don’t need to justify yourself to anyone @ThisisDavina it’s people who aren’t happy in their own skin who pass judgement on others #Loveyourself.’

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‘Wish people would stop telling others what they should be doing with their own body- concentrate on your own self!’ a second added.

A third wrote: ‘Oh Dav….sod em all, be as small or as big as you like, your body, your choices. The most important thing is your a lovely person, let’s get it right, it’s the inside that matters most.’